re: Tide Hoops | 25-12 (13-5)

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Only open if the defense is slacking. Its good to force 3s, stay out of foul trouble and rest a little on defense.

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I think it mainly has to do with game pace. For everything Alabama does offensively to speed up gameplay, they also want to speed up the opponents as well on their offensive end because he feels like in a hurried up game we will always be the better prepared team for that style. Zone defense when played right grinds down pace and doesn't lend itself to a lot of bleed outs on rebounds, steals, etc. you just end up in a half court game.